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We refer to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe’s recent interview with The Australian (23/2/2015) criticizing the Australian Government’s policy of allowing Sri Lanka to handle its internal issues without foreign intervention. In this interview, Wickremesinghe has criticized Australia, along with other nations that had backed Sri Lanka’s move to establish its own domestic instrumentalities to resolve the human…

A familiar name to music lovers in Sri Lanka and across the world – Rohan and Ishan De Lanerolle have without doubt carved out a firm niche for themselves, and in the hearts of fans as part of the contemporary Sri Lankan music scene. With a journey beginning in 2009, the De Lanerolle Brothers with their wide-tonal range and perfect…

The Colombo Port City, the single biggest private sector development in the history of Sri Lanka which has attracted a lot of criticism for the past few months regarding its status, is now halted according to the government, due to unresolved environmental problems pertaining to the surroundings of the project. However, it was reported on February 13 (Friday)...

Last week the Police announced that it will be taking a much harsher stance against child endangerment due to the sudden and somewhat strange increase of child deaths since the beginning of 2015. According to the Police, four such deaths have occurred just within last two weeks that can be mainly linked to parental neglect and inattentiveness.

Sikkim was an independent Buddhist Kingdom before the glorious days of the British Empire. It is located between Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and Paschim Bangla. Sikkim was a monarchy since the 1600s. It is landlocked and borders Nepal and Tibet. No need to go into its long history but the British made it a protectorate when they ruled India. Sikkim allied…

In the week following the atrocities, a wave of moral hysteria swept France. ‘Je suis Charlie’ became almost obligatory. The Hollande/Valls message was simple: Either you were for the magazine or for the terrorists. Quite a few, now as in 2001, were for neither. These included Henri Roussel, the 80-year-old founder of Hara-Kiri, the title under which Charlie...

The Institute of Indigenous Medicine together with the University of Colombo and the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka hosted ICAUST 2014 and Ayu Expo. The event was held in December under the theme ‘Ayurveda the Medicine of Today’ recently.The keynote addresses at the conference were delivered by Prof. R.R Dwivedi of the Gujarat Ayurvedic University, India, Dr. Wasia Naveed…

The new govenlment which is meant for a remarkable difference has announced that an extensive-awareness program will be conducted at school level to make national reconciliation and unity a reality, through the National Flag. The program which is to be launched immediately is a sensible move and should be appreciated, and supported by everybody who sincerely expect an...